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Tad D. Campbell, PDC |
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Tad D. Campbell was born November 25, 1970 at Los Gatos, California, the first of two sons of Donald and Kathy Campbell. Shortly thereafter he moved with his parents to a small ranch in rural Gilroy, the southernmost city in Santa Clara County and now famous as the "Garlic Capital of the World". He attended the local Gilroy schools and graduated from Gilroy High School. He then attended Gavilan Community College in Gilroy and San José State University with a major in history. In 1992 Tad began a career as a 9-1-1 dispatcher with the San José Police Department. He has been an active member of the Communications staff, participating on a number of important committees, including the selection of new phone and computer systems. Tad has also been a dedicated Communications Training Officer, having taught more than sixty new employees one-on-one in the skills necessary to process 9-1-1 calls. He has been named SJPD Communications Training Officer of the Month, SJPD Dispatcher of the Month twice, and SJPD Dispatcher of the Year twice. Tad's life-long interest in history began while he was still in his youth. In the late 1980s he began researching his family history, which led to the discovery that he is directly descended from six Union ancestors and one Confederate ancestor, as follows:
Over the years Tad has discovered that he has an additional 44 blood uncles who served during the Civil War, 32 for the Union and 12 for the Confederacy. A complete list can be found at the following link: In 1997 Tad became interested in the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) and was recruited into the Phil Sheridan Camp No. 4 of San José by the late Donald Cheney, PDC. A Life Member of the organization, Tad is an active member of Camp No. 4, having served in every elective office, including two terms as Camp Commander, and in the appointed positions of Patriotic Instructor, Newsletter Editor, Historian, and Signals Officer/Webmaster. Tad was elected three times to the office of Department Commander and is in his ninth year as Department Signals Officer/Webmaster. Since becoming active in the organization, Tad has not missed an opportunity to serve his Brothers as a Delegate to the Department and National Encampments, including the 1st Special National Encampment at Gettysburg in 2007. In addition to his duties with the Camp and Department, he has also lent his efforts at the National level as a member of the National Committee on History and in currently serving a second term as Chairman of the National Committee on Fraternal Relations. At the 128th National Encampment held at Louisville, Kentucky in August 2009 Tad was elected to a three-year term on the National Council of Administration. As a member of the Sons of Veterans Reserve (SVR), Tad is a Color Sergeant in Company C, 8th California Volunteer Infantry, a Cannoneer in Battery A, 3rd U.S. Artillery, and a Private in Company A, 5th California Volunteer Infantry. He also belongs to the California Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the Union States (MOLLUS). Tad's wife Rachelle is the organizer and Past President of the Dr. Mary E. Walker Auxiliary No. 52, Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and currently serves as the Department President and National Press Correspondant. She previously served on the National Council. Rachelle also belongs to the Dames of the Loyal Legion of the United States (DOLLUS), the Woman's Relief Corps (WRC), and the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (LGAR). Tad has assisted the Auxiliary as Counselor for several terms. Honoring his Southern heritage, Tad is a life member of the Morgan's Men Association and a member of the Gov. Charles S. Thomas Camp No. 2126, Sons of Confederate Veterans in Grand Junction, Colorado (headed by Brother Gary Parrott, SUVCW National G.A.R. Highway Officer and former Department of California and Pacific Junior Vice Commander). Tad and Rachelle continue to reside in Gilroy, California and have recently added a future member of the Auxiliary to their household. Their first child, Emelia Jeanne, was born April 21, 2008.
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